FABIO ATTORRE

The course Geospatial technologies for the Conservation of Biodiversity starts on the 26th of September and is held on
Tuesday 9-11.00 Building CU009, Classroom 10
Friday 9-11.00 Building CU005, Classroom 5
 
The course provides theoretical and practical training on:
- GIS thematic mapping
- Land use and cover change
- Species distribution models
- Case studies on:
           - Deforestation and forest degradation
           - Climate Change Impact
           - Desertification and land degradation
           - Invasive Alien Species
           - Protected areas management
Case studies will be selected from ongoing projects in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East, South America, the Pacific Ocean
 

Fabio Attorre, PhD in Botany, is Professor of Environmental and Applied Botany at the Department of Environmental Biology of Sapienza University of Rome (05/BIOS-01, BIOS-01/C Botanica ambientale e applicata). His main topics are the conservation of the biodiversity and the sustainable development in developing countries. Areas of intervention include Mozambique, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Papua New Guinea, Albania, Montenegro, Yemen, Ecuador, Peru, Dominican Republic, Cuba. Projects have been implemented in collaboration with international organizations such as FAO, UNEDP, UNEP, IFAD, IUCN and Bioversity International.
He is also the Director of the Botanical Garden of Rome and participated in several management and planning projects focused on landscape and urban green open spaces.
He is the coordinator of an international summer school to promoting agro-biodiversity with a focus on urban greening and urban farming.
He authored more than 160 peer-reviewed, ISI-indexed publications and several books on various aspects of environmental conservation facing human mediated impacts such as climate change and land degradation processes.